First Day

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our travel party of 17 finally all arrived here in Hong Kong. Due to the extreme cold, we were delayed only 1 hour and arrived at 8pm Monday. Cousins Nick and James sat on the tarmac 4 hours in Chicago only to miss their flight from Shanghai to Hong Kong. They had to spend the night here and arrived here Tuesday pm. Cousin Emily's luggage was missing when we arrived but was here the next night. We had some great food at the Thai Orchid that night. Tuesday we spent 7 hours walking and gawking. Some of the highlights wre a ferry ride to Kowloon, visiting the Jade Market, watching Uncle Jim getting fitted for a custom coat, looking at the great xmas decorations at the Penisula Hotel, getting the hang of the underground transit system (MTR). We had a cantonese dinner at Yung Kee Restaurant. Too many stories to tell but ones we will never forget.

Jennifer

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Comments

[Megan]

Good pics and update! Merry Christmas to all of you! :) Love, Grandma Carr, Megan, Jim, Connie, Bill, Kami and Spencer

[Marilee]

Christmas Day
We enjoyed reading your blog and viewing the pictures. It's hard to believe you are 1/2 a world away. We just returned from Stacy's. We had alot of fun playing the Wii, shuffleboard and opening gifts. Too much food. Time with all the children was priceless. Take care. Marilee